Improvement in horse-rakes



UNITED STATES.

PATENT QFFICE- ROBERT I. ROBESON, OF C-HIG G0, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNQR TO HlMSEIiF AND JARED W. MILL$, OF SAME "PLACE. I

IMPRO'VEM EMT in House-mikes.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 48,629, dated July 4, 1865.

To all whom z't-may concern.-

Be it known that I, Ronnn'rl. ROBESON,

ofthe city of Chicago, in the connty of Cook and State of 'Illinois, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Revolving Sulky- Brakes; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings and the letters and figures marked thereon, which form partot' this speci- 7 fication.

My said invention consists in so attaching and combining a revolving rake with a wheeled support or sulky that the operator may ride upon the same, and at the same time by a suitable and novel arrangement can control and operate the rake with the utmost ease and attached to the axle by the curved arms 0 which are hinged to the axle at b, so as to allow of a vertical motion about the point I), and which are provided with suitable hearings at the opposite cnds,-in which the rakehead D revolves.

E represents a lever, one end of which is attachedto the middle point of the rake-head D by inclosing said rake-head in a suitable hearing, so as to allow it to revolve therein, saidlever extending forward, so as to be readily operated by the driver upon the seat, (marked 8,) and having its fulcrum at c, as shown in Fig. 2.

0 represents a short rod orpin passing transversely through that part of E whicli projects downward at that point, the ends of said rod 0 projecting laterally through the slots f, as shown in Fig. 2. The said slots f are cons'trncted, as shown, in a metallic attachment to the hinged arm F, which is attached to the short shaft G supported in the bearings H, so

as to allow said arm F to have a vertical motion about the point of its attachment to G, for the purposes hereinafter described. Instead of the method herein shown, the said arm F may behinged atits front end in any suitable manner which will permit a free vertical motion to the rear end of said arm, as

aforesaid.

L represents aframe fixed rigidly to the axle B, to support said arm F and prevent its falling down below said position shown.

When the rake lies flat, or nearly so, upon the ground, as when in operation, the fulcrum e lies'at the rear end of the slot f; but when the front end of the lever E is brought down to the positions shown to throw the rake into the position seen in Fig. 2, so as to revolve thesame, the fulcrum 0 slides forward to the. front end of said slot, as shown.

When the rake is thrown upon the point'of the teeth, as shown, the rake revolves,- and the rake-head D is thrown up, which movement renders the hinged arm F necessary, which thus admits of such upward movement of the rake. To the said rake-head there is also attached the arm M, the rake-head passing through a suitahis hearing in the ends thereof. To the under side of the said arm M is fixed the finger m,

-which rests upon the stop 0 upon the rakehead, so that by hearing down upon said arm M the front end of the rake-teeth are pressed and held down closely upon the ground, and .thus enable the operator to rake. the ground clean and avoid all loss of buy or other crops which may be raked. Upon the top of said arm M there is arranged a jointed lever,(marked l 12,) jointed at n and fulcrumed at i k, as shown in Fig. I, so that by moving the front end of the lever n toward the operator the rear end of the lever l is thrown upon the stop it upon the rake-head, so that by raising the front end of M the front end of therake-teeth are thrown up so as to allow the rake to slide. over any obstruction which may lie in the way. \Vhen the obstruction is past the lever may be thrown off from said stop use as to al-,

low the rake to revolve, as before mentioned.

Having described my invention, 1 will now' specify what I claim and desirc to'sccure' by Letters Patent:

1. The em ploymenfi of the hinged or adj uste- 3; The combination of-the'ruke D, the levers hie fulcrum F, provided with the slot f, ar- E and arm M, the ieverl n, and hingedfulerum ranged and operatingsubstantially as and for 115111 arranged and operating substantially as' the purposes herein specified and shown. and for the purposes specified and'shown.

2. The combination of thelevei: E, provided ROBERT I. ROBESON.

with the rod or rest 0, and the hinged arm or VVibnesses: fulcrum F, provided with the slot), as and for J. A. HOlSINGTON,

the purposes specified. ANTHONY ()TTo. 

